John JORGENS: Geneastory

Generation: 1

John JORGENS was born on 31 Jul 1884 in Minnesota; died on 27 Jan 1975 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; was buried on 30 Jan 1975 in Bear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Frankford Twp, Mower County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

Minnesota Death Certificate: 1975-MN-000480

Notes:

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Austin, Mower County, Minnesota. He was a married, self-employed farmer in Grand Meadow, R.F.D. 1. He listed Mrs. Cora Jorgens as his nearest relative. He was of medium height and build with gray eyes and light brown hair.

In the 1930 census, he was a farmer in Frankford Twp, Mower County.

John married Cora Mathilda SKOGSTAD on 2 Jul 1913 in Mower County, Minnesota. Cora (daughter of Carl Christiansen SKOGSTAD and Ragnild FLORAND) was born on 20 Feb 1889 in Minnesota; died on 24 Nov 1976 in Mower County, Minnesota; was buried on 27 Nov 1976 in Bear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Frankford Twp, Mower County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Ruth Catherine JORGENS was born on 5 May 1920 in Frankford Twp, Mower County, Minnesota; died on 12 Mar 2002 in Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota; was buried on 15 Mar 2002 in Bear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Frankford Twp, Mower County, Minnesota.

Generation: 2

Ruth Catherine JORGENS

(1.John¹) was born on 5 May 1920 in Frankford Twp, Mower County, Minnesota; died on 12 Mar 2002 in Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota; was buried on 15 Mar 2002 in Bear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Frankford Twp, Mower County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1920-20856
Minnesota Death Certificate: 2002-MN-008828
Social Security Number: 471-72-1536 issued in Minnesota in 1972

Notes:

Referred to as Catherine Jorgens in the cemetery records for Richard R. Runkle. Her gravestone calls her “R. Catherine.”

Ruth Catherine Runkle, 81, of Grand Meadow, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at the Grand Meadow HealthCare Center where she lived.

She was born May 5, 1920, in Frankford Township, to John and Cora (Skogstad) Jorgens.

She graduated from Grand Meadow High School in 1936.

On March 15, 1939, she married Richard Runkle at the Bear Creek Lutheran Church. Together they farmed in the Bear Creek area.

She was an accordion player and was very active in her church. She enjoyed visiting, traveling, gardening and flowers.

Survivors include sons, David C. Runkle, Lakewood, Colo.; Steven P. (Diane) Runkle, Minnesota City; daughter, Marcheta (Richard) Allen, Grand Meadow; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband in 1999, a great-grandchild, a daughter-in-law.

Ruth married Richard Roy RUNKLE on 15 Mar 1939. Richard (son of PATTEN) was born on 13 Jul 1916 in Mower County, Minnesota; died on 14 Nov 1999 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; was buried on 17 Nov 1999 in Bear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Frankford Twp, Mower County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]